Ale Asylum Sticky McDoogle

Brewed by Ale Asylum
Style: Scotch Ale
Madison, Wisconsin USA

On tap at GTMW. Poured clear coppery amber with a nice cap of dark beige head. The aroma was sweeter and toasty with light smoke over caramel.. bit of an herbal impression surrounded.. nice balance in here. The flavor was also sweet with caramel and dried toffee at the core.. sweet finish with caramel and some odd pale malts.. just OK. Medium-bodied with higher carbonation on the palate.. again sweet throughout with a long, lightly smoky finish.

On tap at brewery into a shaker. Ruby copper in the glass with a medium sized white head. Smells toasty with some nettles and butter. Nice malty foundation with a crispness slicing through and a very dry bitterness accenting a juicy, malty finish. I could drink gobs of this without even thinking about it, which is both its virtue and its weakness: nothing memorable, either good or bad.

Pours a dark copper colour with a full off white creamy top. Aroma of soft scotch whiskey, bread and almonds. Taste is nutty, sweet with light roasted malts and whiskey flavors.

From Skyview. Dark brown color. Mild aroma, some hops, and some grain. More grain in the flavor, it tastes OK. Thin palate, that makes it more like a Scottish ale than a Scotch ale, which I think tend to be thicker.

Growler from Skyview. Dark copper color with a medium head. Faint aroma of hops. Syrupy malt body. Lots of raw grain taste. A bit of maple syrup. Seems more like a strong Scottish Ale (~/80) than a Scotch Ale.

Growler courtesy of Skyview. Poured a murky amber color with a small off white head. The body appeared a little thin for a scotch ale. The caramel malt is definitely there on the nose along with some prune or other dry dark fruits. Not as hearty of a body. Slightly bitter hop finish.

On draught at the brewery taproom in Northern Madison. Pours a semi-hazy caramel amber brew with a creamy off-white head that slowly dissipates to a heavy off-white ring and film top. Some sticky lacing which explains how it got its name. Aroma of dry roasted caramel malt, a slight dark grape raisin character with dry leafy hops and some light peat. Taste is medium bodied, light carbonation with flavors of semi-dry caramel malt and some hollow dry hop bitterness and character. Finish is slightly dry, some mild bitterness that lingers around after the finish and then a light peat flavor. I am used to most scotch ales and scottish ales to be peaty and malty. Ale Asylum’s version has some dry hop added to make this a memorable beer.

Draft, 2006 GTM. Nondescript aroma. Cloudy, reddish amber. Very large, off-white head. Malty, not much to it. Beautiful lace. Nice beer but not much to it.